The Machine That Just Keeps on Giving

When Tammany was nearing its heights, it was "providing food for the hungry, rent for the destitute, jobs for the men and help in becoming citizens for all."

March 21, 2014 6:47 p.m. ET

I couldn't help but notice Edward Kosner's noting in his review of Terry Golway's "Machine Made" (Bookshelf, March 10) that when Tammany was nearing its heights, it was "providing food for the hungry, rent for the destitute, jobs for the men and help in becoming citizens for all."